Birthdays, Butterflies, Bees, and Blooms

A beautiful butterfly and a bumble bee. Can you spot a third traveller? I believe it's a honey bee.

Hi everyone, I've missed you!
 

Well, it's been about two weeks since my last post. Like the busy bees and social butterflies in my Cretan garden, indulging in the generous gifts of spring, I, too, had the pleasure of spending amazing quality and quantity time with my daughter, my family and good friends, across the pond, back home, in Toronto.

From right: my mom, Rita, my daughter, Liberty, my sister, Cindy, and me.

On May 18th,

 we celebrated Liberty's 25th birthday. 

 It's no coincidence that I chose to bring 

my second 'baby' into the world on that

special day, twenty-three years later -

Poppy View is two!

We spent the first part of the day sightseeing in

the pretty town of Cambridge, Ontario, a town 
I had always wanted to visit for its scenic beauty.
More about that in a future post.

Last Saturday, upon my arrival back

 to the island, I was greeted by our

gorgeous jasmine, and I was surprised 

to see how much it had flourished.

Its sweet aroma 'simmers' in the kitchen

and floats into our bedroom at night.

Equally delightful were the flowering

pomegranates. Their solid orange, bold 

and bright, against the sky's powdery blue,

was like a burst of energy -

something I definitely needed in order

to deal with the overgrown and ungroomed 

geraniums that border the patio.

Frazzled myself, from the long flight,

 and a good jolt of jet lag, I waited for the 
caffeine to kick in, and after a little TLC, 

I'd say they now look petal pageant pretty,

wouldn't you? 

And speaking of coffee, PR was on the prowl! My iced cappuccino must have looked quite alluring after another one of his long, lazy naps in the sun. Two seconds after I snapped this photo, he seemed to be sipping from that straw!  Now tell me, isn't he a naughty little feline, trying to steal his mommy's frothy frap?!

But who can stay mad at that cat? 

He's just too darned cute! (And he knows it!)

So, to new beginnings, dewy spring mornings,

and a budding summer, just around the corner!

 From my garden, where butterflies 

and bees are bustling among the blooms, 

I bid you goodbye, until next time!

Thanks for visiting!

xo

Poppy

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